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Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2018

New Amsterdam government determined to tame tourism with restrictions on Airbnb and 'beer bikes'

Amsterdam unveiled plans on Wednesday to rein in tourism, reflecting the dissatisfaction of many residents who feel the city's centuries-old center has been overrun.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 15, 2018

Me Too becomes We Too in victim-blaming Japan

Monica Fukuhara was a college student working at a restaurant when it happened to her. As she was saying goodbye to a customer, he grabbed her chest, she said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 14, 2018

Japan's universities struggling under corporate status

Instead of making education and research more efficient, the conversion of national universities into university corporations has increased inefficiency.
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2018

Open skies can clear Beijing's 'Orwellian nonsense'

An agreement to expand market access in China would be the best way to Chinese government avoid censorship.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
May 14, 2018

Numbers of bicycle accidents in Tokyo involving children have risen

The number of people hospitalized in accidents involving children riding in bicycle child seats has been rising in the Tokyo metro area, new figures show.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
May 13, 2018

CEO's eye for opportunity forged from global career

For IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan CEO Hans Heijligers, Japan's efforts in the men's 4u00d7100-meter relay during the 2016 Olympics speak volumes about Japanese character.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 11, 2018

Secondhand retail redefined in Japan as online flea markets rise in value

In June, the popular online flea market, Mercari Inc., is expected to be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Mothers section, which is reserved for high-growth startup companies. According to an article in the April 18 Asahi Shimbun the value of the company's stock at the time of the listing could exceed...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 10, 2018

Cero chooses a more complicated kind of pop on 'Poly Life Mutli Soul'

If you wanted to pinpoint the moment Cero broke the glass ceiling of Japan's indie music scene, it would be March 7, 2016. That's when the group — still cresting on the buzz generated by its "Obscure Ride" album the previous year — performed that record's signature singalong, "Summer Soul," alongside...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 7, 2018

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani does not rule out 'nuisance' payments were made to other women

U.S. President Donald Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said on Sunday he would not rule out the possibility that payments were made to women other than porn star Stormy Daniels to get them to stay silent about allegations against Trump.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 5, 2018

Susaki otter Chiitan leads a new generation of mascots with personality

Registration for this year’s Yuru-kyara Grand Prix opens on May 7, with eyes nationwide turning to see which cute and cuddly mascot will snap up the prestigious award in 2018.
WORLD
May 5, 2018

Spy agency NSA triples collection of U.S. phone records, official report shows

The U.S. National Security Agency collected 534 million records of phone calls and text messages of Americans last year, more than triple gathered in 2016, a U.S. intelligence agency report released on Friday said.
WORLD / Politics
May 4, 2018

Theresa May's Conservatives avoid London wipeout in local elections

Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party avoided a wipeout in London local elections and eked out gains in Brexit-supporting regions elsewhere, early results on Friday showed, although her Labour opponents did gain ground in the capital.
JAPAN
May 3, 2018

Over 80% of elderly drivers involved in fatal accidents in Japan drove without incident in the preceding 3 years: police agency

More than 80 percent of drivers aged 75 or older who caused fatal accidents in 2016 had not been involved in any traffic accidents or violations in the preceding three years, according to a survey by the National Police Agency.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 2, 2018

Is the feudal era over for Japan's talent agencies?

Japanese show business definitely has a feudal side. Talent agencies control their tarento (talent) much in the way the daimyō (feudal lords) controlled the samurai in their clans, supporting their livelihoods in return for absolute fealty. And just as samurai were expected to stay with one clan their...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 29, 2018

'Reborn' pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa off to good start for Fighters

Naoyuki Uwasawa declared himself reborn in mid-December.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 27, 2018

Free trade, energy diversity and 'real' big data vital to Japan's survival, says METI chief Hiroshige Seko

As a resource-poor nation, Japan's prosperity relies on free trade. Under worldwide protectionism, it can't survive.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2018

Facebook to clearly label political ads in Britain after taking flak in Parliament over data scandal

Facebook will introduce new measures to improve transparency around advertising in Britain and require political ads to be clearly label led, an executive said on Thursday, as he faced questions in Parliament over a data scandal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 26, 2018

Cambridge Analytica's promotion of discontent tied to Steve Bannon

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie told House Democrats that Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's former adviser, was behind much of the company's early focus on promoting public discontent to influence U.S. elections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2018

U.S. probing Huawei for possible Iran sanctions violations: Wall Street Journal

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating if Chinese tech company Huawei violated U.S. sanctions in relation to Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 25, 2018

World's richest are buying their way to a longer life

Money might not buy love, but it can buy better health. And, to live as long as possible, the world's wealthy are willing to pay up.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2018

Japan to screen departing foreign flyers with facial recognition tech to shorten arrival process

Automated gates equipped with the technology will screen departing foreign nationals at major airports from fiscal 2019 in a bid to speed up the immigration process.
Apr 23, 2018

TSUNEISHI Group FY 2017 Consolidated Performance Report: A year of steady growth for the different segments and a market upturn with shipbuilding and shipping businesses showing signs of recovery

TSUNEISHI HOLDINGS CORPORATION (HQ: 1083 Tsuneishi, Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan; President: Hirotatsu Kambara) is pleased to announce the FY2017 consolidated results of the TSUNEISHI Group.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Apr 22, 2018

The hoops worth going through

The challenges of coaching basketball in Japan keep Samir St. Clair on a winning streak
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2018

Asia couldn't quit Facebook even if it wanted to

The social network is conquering e-commerce in emerging economies.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 22, 2018

America's nuclear headache: old plutonium with nowhere to go

In a sprawling plant near Amarillo, Texas, rows of workers perform by hand one of the most dangerous jobs in American industry. Contract workers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pantex facility gingerly remove the plutonium cores from retired nuclear warheads.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 21, 2018

LGBTQ voices: Embracing progress

Ahead of Tokyo Rainbow Pride week later this month, we hear from from people in the LGBTQ community about recent moves to raise awareness of sexual minorities in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2018

As acceptance grows, gay China wants rights

A ban on gay content has set off a furious backlash.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past